Lippe. A Leopold Order Honour Cross, Fourth Class Knight With Swords, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity He enlisted with the 8th

He enlisted with the 8th Battery

Army Clothiers Limerick”

In the Defense of Social Order and the State

JUWELIER" with the Austrian two-headed eagle insignia above on the inside lid

1835 as a First-Class Volunteer and MIdshipman on board the Magicienne and served on that ship for three and a half years off the coasts of Spain and Portugal

Lippe. A Leopold Order Honour Cross, Fourth Class Knight With Swords, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity He enlisted with the 8th(Leopold Orden 4. Klass mit Schwertern); a silver Maltese cross with swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a red enameled Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a crowned royal cipher of Ludwig; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 45. 97 mm (w) x 46. 11 mm (h);